Regarding Ma Yongcheng's question, Li Ziyuan said with a wry smile: "The military uniforms of the Chongqing side that were snatched out are enough for a whole infantry division to change its uniforms, that is, there is still a surplus for each person in our division." The number of rifles captured by the Japanese army in the battle with the Linxian side has not yet had time to be counted. There were also more than thirty Czech machine guns, as well as seven water-cooled Type 24 heavy machine guns. ”

"In addition to these light weapons, there is no small amount of ammunition. There should be about 500,000 rounds of seventy-nine bullets, and the number of * is more than 10,000, and there are batches of * and *. These munitions were all produced by large factories in Chongqing, and none of them were made in the earth. performance, but it's much better than what we reinstalled ourselves. ”

"In addition, there were five eighty-two mortars, seven or eight hundred rounds of shells. Two twenty-mm cannons and a thirteen-mm anti-aircraft machine gun, a batch of corresponding ammunition. Thirty Soviet-made light machine guns that have not yet been opened, eight Soviet-made two-wheeled water-cooled heavy machine guns, Soviet-caliber machine gun bullets of about 200,000 rounds, plus a batch of * and ammunition that we have not seen. ”

"Grandma's, it's all good stuff. If nothing else, those two 20mm cannons are baby bumps for us. There are also those Soviet* that use drums, and the ammunition volume is much more than our Jinzao and miscellaneous brands*. The key is that the quality of this gun is not comparable to our miscellaneous brands*. ”

"In addition to these trophies of the Japanese army, there was a batch of Japanese-style artillery shells, more than two dozen boxes of seven-seven and six-five bullets, more than ten boxes of Japanese-style*, and grenadiers*. The station used batteries and a batch of cans and flour, plus hundreds of barrels of gasoline for Japanese trucks. This time, we can be said to have made a real fortune. ”

"I learned later that because of the mutiny of the New Fifth Army, the route of the Japanese attack was abandoned. A division of the 27th Army stationed north of Lingchuan was directly defeated by surprise. The remaining two divisions, also fighting and retreating to the south, were not able to form an effective resistance at all. One of the divisions was also crushed during the breakout, and fewer than a thousand people stood out. ”

"Under the guidance and cooperation of the mutinous troops, the Japanese army advanced at a fast pace. The reserve materials that were originally controlled by them, as well as a batch of supplementary weapons transported from Henan after the Spring Festival, fell into the hands of the Japanese army before they could be taken away or destroyed. These materials were the Japanese army's sweep of Lingchuan and Linxian, and after they were captured, they were ready to be transferred back to Henan. ”

And this Xiyaogou is not only a reserve of Japanese trophies, but also a temporary material transfer station for the Japanese army. Yesterday, a lot of ammunition was transported from Lingchuan, ready to replenish the devils who went north to participate in the attack on us. Although the devil doesn't have many guns, the devil's ammunition is really a lot. ”

"This time, Lao Zhang didn't get other materials, just the light and heavy machine guns captured, plus our original inventory, are enough for us to expand into a division. Don't talk about Lao Zhang, even if I look at it, my eyes are red. It's just that the eyes are red, but the problem is that our current situation does not allow us to bring these things back. ”

"Lao Zhang, he doesn't think about it, we are now in a situation where everything is light, and we are running with such a large number of supplies? No matter how poor you are, you can't march with such a bunch of burdens. If nothing else, it would be a heavy burden to bring all those uniforms with you. Light and heavy machine guns combined, we can't take them away even if we change them to machine gunners. ”

Thinking of Zhang Zijian's retreat, it was a cart and a pack horse, plus the use of puppet army prisoners as laborers to transport back large bags and small bags, Li Ziyuan shook his head a little. That's it, he didn't take it all away, and blew up some useless supplies. If the whole group were here, more could be shipped out.

But when the Japanese puppet army surrounded them, when they opened the box, they found that one-fifth of the bullets were Hanyang-made rifle bullets. This kind of bullet can only be used in Hanyang-made rifles, not only Czech machine guns, but also those captured Type 24 heavy machine guns.

After interrogating dozens of people rescued by Zhang Zijian, they were captured by the Japanese puppet army as laborers. As a descendant of the Central Army, this batch of Hanyang-made rifle cartridges was formerly the 27th Army, the most elite in Chongqing and the best-equipped Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, and they did not use or equip themselves.

The 27th Army was armed with German rifles imported before the war. Although the number of heavy weapons is not comparable to when the headquarters was first taught. In addition to mortars, there have long been no mountain artillery. But the standard and configuration of light weapons are quite good.

This batch of Hanyang-made rifle ammunition was prepared to be shipped to the 40th Army and the New Fifth Army, which were mainly equipped with Hanyang-made rifles. Because before the New Fifth Army, there were already some acts of secretly colluding with the Japanese army that were discovered, and in the eyes of people in some respects they were already very unreliable.

Therefore, after this batch of supplementary ammunition arrived in the southeast of Shanxi Province with great difficulty, it has been controlled by the 27th Army, which is a descendant force, and has never been sent to the New Fifth Army. As for the 40th Army, it was all lost before it could be sent.

For the miscellaneous boss of the Northwest Army, Chongqing is obviously much more at ease than the Tanglin thief. The ammunition replenishment given was timely and generous. Although it is not his turn to have a good weapon, a rifle made by Hanyang can still meet his own needs. However, one-third of the ammunition reserves are controlled by the Central Army.

However, Zhang Zijian is indeed a little greedy, but the weapons and ammunition he brought back did bring certain benefits to this blocking war. The two or four machine guns were set up one by one, and the crossfire made almost every attack of the puppet army in vain. If it weren't for the Japanese artillery to rush to participate in the battle, relying on sufficient firepower Li Ziyuan could have collapsed these puppet armies.

But the problem is two-sided, although in the previous battles, these firepower gave the Japanese puppet army a lot of damage, but if it is transferred, it really can't be taken away. Now the carrying and disposal of excess weapons and materials has become Li Ziyuan's biggest headache.

In addition, a regiment of the puppet army was defeated in this battle, and a lot of weapons were also captured. These weapons are all Gong-made 98 rifles, and there are also a number of Hanyang-made rifles. The number of a dozen light and heavy machine guns and two mountain guns is not much, but it is definitely not a small number. Staying in the puppet army to pick it up, that is naturally impossible.

can destroy so many weapons, Li Ziyuan is not such a loser. But so many weapons and equipment, all of them are carried with them, which is simply a huge burden for themselves. It's not enough to use just a little pack horse. can be buried on the spot, Li Ziyuan looked at the surroundings and shook his head.

Seeing Li Ziyuan's headache, Ma Yongcheng also pondered for a while, and then said a few words in Li Ziyuan's ear. Hearing Ma Yongcheng's idea, Li Ziyuan's eyes lit up. Without the slightest hesitation, he said: "Don't care what the origin is, and don't care if they will stay, send them for the time being." ”

"But in terms of ammunition, we need to control it, and we can't send too many at once. After all, it's not our old army, I believe in the blood of these people fighting devils, but after all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. After they were given weapons, they were divided into two battalions. At least the formation of the first battalion should be completely fleshed out. ”

"Those military uniforms, let our people change into them immediately. This not only solves part of our burden, but also solves our biggest dilemma at the moment. Grandma's, with this batch of military uniforms in hand, and let the brothers continue to wear hot cotton clothes, the brothers are still not allowed to scold you and me, the two military and political chiefs? ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan pondered for a while, then said to Ma Yongcheng: "Old Ma, you immediately take someone to count the seized weapons and ammunition." Except for those shells that we don't have artillery, the rest should be taken away as much as possible. As for the weapons, you take an inventory, and the Czech machine guns are all issued to the subordinates. ”

"Light machine guns are equipped with one per squad, and four heavy machine guns are selected to reinforce the heavy machine gun company. There are so many ammunition for those Soviet-made light and heavy machine guns, and we don't have them in stock. If it's hard to replenish it, don't send it to the troops. Excess weapons, rifles removed all bolts, light and heavy machine guns were also disassembled and buried. ”

"Mortars and the captured artillery, except for a Krupp mountain cannon and shells left for Zhou Tong, the rest are all buried, let's take one 20mm cannon. The horses on the cart were unloaded and replaced with pack horses, and the carts were all smashed. The target of the big car is too big, and the capacity has not increased much. ”

"Those cannons were blown up by the devil artillery, and the traction horses left behind should be used as pack horses. There are also medicines, even if there is no surplus ammunition, and all the seized medicines must be taken away. The surplus weapons were unloaded with firing pins and bolts, and the captives were left to carry. ”

"Grandma, these guys are really fucking hard as puppet soldiers. Since we crossed the Yellow River to the east and entered the battlefield behind enemy lines, it is the first time I have seen such a tenacious puppet army. Since these guys are working so hard for the devils, then let's not be polite and squeeze their physical strength. ”

Looking at the sky, Li Ziyuan said: "Lao He's side, it is estimated that it will be over at this time, you immediately gather the troops and move immediately." The matter of military uniforms and buried weapons will be discussed until they are in a safe place. It's too close to Huguan and Lingchuan County, and the gunfire here is so dense, the devils in other directions are fools, and they should react now. ”

After Li Ziyuan finished saying his opinion, Ma Yongcheng immediately went to implement it. The captured weapons were given to the remaining prisoners who had not yet been dispensed with weapons, each of whom was given a rifle plus forty rounds of ammunition. The people who used to use Murata rifles were also replaced with Chinese and Czech-made rifles this time.

However, after the nearly 600 guns were issued, only 300 rifles were left with the weapons snatched from Xiyaogou, and the burden was undoubtedly much lighter. Even with the addition of some of the weapons of the Japanese puppet army captured in this battle, the burden was suddenly reduced a lot. Except for the three guns, which were a bit of a hassle, the rest of the things weren't too difficult in comparison.

Moreover, although the Japanese army blew up most of the artillery first, the horses that pulled these artillery pieces did not have time to kill. The Japanese army put into the battlefield were heavy mountain artillery and field artillery, these artillery were not 92 infantry guns, and the weight was large and needed to tow more horses. These horses were changed to pack horses, which can be regarded as solving the lack of capacity.

The number of rifles in this batch of weapons that were snatched out was only more than 1,000 after being counted, but there were quite a few light and heavy machine guns, which made Li Ziyuan a little puzzled. Although he has not been in contact with the Central Army for several years, in his impression, the Central Army has always been the master of deep pockets.